100% disagree - 1) as I mentioned earlier car theft is a huge issue here and we need to do more to deter it both on the legislative side of the house and in enforcement 2) these are often career criminals and while we don't know the circumstances yet in this case, I would be shocked if there aren't other charges completely unrelated to this specific incident for the suspect 3) taking the position of not chasing fleeing suspects unless they are suspected of a violent crime has utterly failed here and often those involved in H&R, including those with injury, are in stolen vehicles - getting them off the road now is worth it.
I fear you are looking at this incident in a vacuum and it's a much bigger problem than you are giving it credit for
Trashy is as trashy does - not surprised in the least